Experts' Choice Award Chicago Children's Museum
What the experts agree on
A Navy Pier anchor and one of the country's most-visited kids' museums, prized for hands-on exhibits like WaterWays and Artabound that blend learning with creative play for under-12s.
Fodor's "Hands-on is the operative concept for this brightly colored Navy Pier anchor." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Dedicated to the art of play, exhibits such as WaterWays (pulleys and pipes, toy boats) and the Artabound Studio (paint, clay, and draw with trained art professionals) are hands-on experiences that encourage experimentation and creative thinking." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The Children's Museum greets visitors as they enter Navy Pier on foot. There's lots to do here for the under-11-year-old set." Full review
Where "Geared to children under age 12, this Navy Pier museum includes an indoor water playground, hands-on art gallery, Skyline where kids learn how Chicago’s tall buildings stay standing." Full review
Time Out "Connect learning and playing through the engaging exhibits at the Chicago Children's Museum." Full review
Frommer's "The Children’s Museum is the main reason to visit Navy Pier...it also happens to be the second-most visited kids’ museum in the country." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Zoom out. What’s this place all about?Children's is fittlingly the western anchor of Navy Pier, itself a family magnet. On the beaten path for local as well as visiting families, with..." Full review
"Navy Pier is home to the Chicago Children's Museum (10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily, till 8 p.m. on Thursday, $19 children and adults, free kids under 1). This attraction offers a play space for..."
"My mom would take me to the Chicago Children's Museum or to an IMAX movie at the Navy Pier theater"
National Geographic "Invent your own flying machine at the "Inventing Lab" exhibit or navigate a boat down a river at the "Waterways" exhibit in the Chicago Children's Museum. Located on the Navy Pier, the..."
